Adobe gives Sneak Peek of Lightroom 1.1 at my seminar in Boston yesterday
What an amazing time I had yesterday at my Boston Lightroom Seminar (photos by Terry White, the top one taken during the first live shoot that kicks off the day–scroll down ot the next post to see the shot I was taking).
The people of Boston were just absolutely great (what a fantastic crowd to present to), and I met so many wonderful photographers who are really excited about Lightroom. Even more so after Adobe Lightroom Product Manager Tom Hogarty gave the sold-out crowd of nearly 500 the first public look at the cool new features included in the Lightroom version 1.1 upgrade (which is coming soon), which included improved sharpening and noise reduction as well as improved file mobility.
Also, Tom was gracious enough to field one-on-one questions all day long (as did Terry White from Adobe, who was there helping out as well), and it really made for just an amazing experience.
Thanks so much to Tom, Terry, and all the wonderful folks, and NAPP members, from the Boston area who came out to spend the day with me learning about the new digital photography workflow using Lightroom and Photoshop.
The next stop on the tour is Altanta on June 1st, and then New York City on June 7th. Click here for the class schedule or to reserve your seat. Hope to see you there!
P.S. Thanks to all my blog readers who came up to say “hi.” It was really a kick getting to meet you! 
Wow! Thanks for posting, I have been waiting for the photobinder replacement since they dropped it from the release. The fact that it is a free upgrade really makes me feel that much better about buying this app as soon as it came out.
Awesome, can’t wait for the sharpening more than anything else!
Oh golly gosh Scott – wasn’t that long ago that I took possession of your new book on Lightroom (and very good it is too).
Please do tell us that you will be considering releasing an update (maybe in the form of a pdf document) containing the ‘why’s, ‘wherefores’ and ‘howto’s’ for all the loyal clients of yours.
Maybe call it – version 1.1 and like Tom, provide it free!!!
Any word on check-boxes next to keyword tags? This would make searching for images with multiple tags quick, easy, and fun, like in Elements organizer.
Thanks for the update Scott… looks like some writing for the next version of your book, huh?
Another question – any word on improved noise reduction?
Not a word about speed and stability?
Surprising news about Lr upgrade! thanks Scott.
Any improvement in noise reduction tool?
Hi gang:
Unfortunately, I can only comment on things Tom showed yesterday, but while he was showing those new features, you could visibly see other things that had been changed/improved/added but Tom didn’t get a chance to elaborate on any of those due to time restraints.
Many thanks,
-Scott
P.S. To Alan: Of course I will be providing a book update for the new features, and like the 1.1. upgrade; it will be free, too!
I would so love to have been at your Boston Lightroom Seminar, Scott, it sounds like it was a real blast! The announcement about LR is superb and has got to advance the popularity of this great program; it and motivational and inspiring teacher/photographers like you make this a fabulous time to be in the world of digital raw photography. Are you likely to visit the United Kingdom in the near future?
Best wishes,
Balliolman.
Great seminar!!! It was very informative and well done with a wonderful mix of humor to make the time go by fast. I have one question about the GPS system. I own a Nikon D200 do I need any special cables or do I just download the pictures as I normally do and it automatically marries the meta data up with the Sony GPS info once entered?
This is great news, the update to 1.1 looks very promising. I am especially excited about the sharpening module, currently I rely heavily on Photoshop to do sharpening.
Also, kudos to Scott for the book update! I just got the book recently and it seems like it will be very helpful.
That is surely great news, including your free upgrade. How about a workshop in Phoenix?
Just signed up for the course in Atlanta on June 1 as a result of you email broadcast AND the ver 1.1 update info. Please drag the Adobe people to Atlanta also. See you here June 1.
I was there also and got to ask Tom several questions. First one was some what answered that you can update Meta Data templates. He showed doing it in the right pallet. Which is good but NEEDS to be available upon importing. He did not show if this will also changed. Second I would like to have a second text line or identity plate in print contact mode. While he agreed it was a need he said not ready yet for 1.1. Last I asked if while in Photoshop if you can save multiple versions of your edited file and he also said not yet. Must still save the first version. Go back to Lightroom. Make a virtual copy go back to Photoshop make your second edit….and so on. Or save to a new folder and then re-import. He did say they where working on the error/bugs madly.
Thank You Tom for your in sight and answering our questions.
Scott nice workshop !
Scott!
How about taking that LR tour bus through the great state of Maryland sometime soon?
Thanks! Looking forward to LR version 1.1, as well as the update to your book (which is sweeeet, BTW!)
Come to Phoenix! The heat is actually wonderful. After sitting in a cold classroom all day – there is nothing better than walking outside into a raging oven… I would love to go to a seminar such as this one…
Scott,
Loved the tease…er..update! And thanks for promising the free Lr 1.1 book update…can’t wait to see it.
I congratulated you by email for the USA Today article and suggested you move to Ozona as an “upgrade”. As fate would have it, I’ll be moving next month to Oldsmar!
Hey -
Any future show dates beyond those that are listed? Specifically looking for around the Raleigh, NC area. Virginia Beach, VA or Myrtle Beach, SC are palatable.
Would just like to get some help on learning this new product.
Hi Scott
What a great seminar yesterday. You cleared up many questions I had since downloading the Beta version. Your method of teaching is great and it was nice to meet you. Thanks for the templates they are nice especially the PANO !!
Mike
Hi Scott
wonderfull job you did with the bride, the seminar was incredible.
helped a lot with Lightroom.
Thank you
Omar Percigo
I was also there. Nice work shop Scott!
Tom thanks for the in sight and being open to questions.
I was glad to see they are addressing the Meta Data template editing issue. While he showed you could change it in the right hand module. I hope they also make it available in import. Where it is most needed.
I did ask if they could offer an additional text box on Contact sheets. He said it was needed and a good idea but not in the next issue. Boh!
They have spent a lot of time working on bugs and errors.
Last I asked if you could save multiple changes to a file you work on in Photoshop after exporting from Lightroom. He said not now. Again Boh!
You have to save it back to lightroom. Then make a virtual copy go back to Photoshop do your next set of changes and back to Lightroom…..or save as and re-import new files.
We did learn that if you make a virtual copy and then Work on Original versus working on a copy that when you do layer work on it and save it back to Lightroom it keeps the layers.
Thanks again!
First, thanks for a wonderful day under your expert direction yesterday at the Lightroom Seminar in Boston. Time went by too fast.
Second, thanks also for the pdf which I just downloaded.
I also downloaded the templates, but they cannot be opened in CS2. Can they be opened in CS2? I have the Creative Suite Premium. I am waiting to upgrade to the best Creative Suite CS3 for my needs, until after I attend the all day CS3 seminar in June in Boston.
After that, I will decide whether to buy Lightroom right away, because from the supplement of Photoshop User magazine I just received, I could notice that a lot of the great features of Lightroom, specially for Raw editing, can be found in Photoshop CS3 too.
I know you are very busy, but I would appreciate hearing from you whenever you can. I am a NAPP member, and have been using Photoshop since its beginning.
Thanks again,
Nicole
FANTASTIC…
Well, this one of the few things I have been right about in quite-a- while…and that is PSLr…
I installed my version before the end of April…LOVE IT…..and thank you for the heads-up on the 1.1 version….Looking forward to that…
Thanks to all of you for Lr…and thank you for the supberb video tutorials….
William Collins
Scott, I want to thank you for an outstanding seminar on Monday, and for introducing me to Newbury street downtown. I’m the guy from Cleveland OH, we met on the elevator at the Convention Center. I took a chance by driving down to Boston because I wasn’t sure if the tour would be coming to Columbus, OH or not? The 3hr drive to Columbus would have been better than the 10hours to Boston, but it was well worth it. I learned a whole lot more than I already knew about Adobe Lightroom.
I’m very excited about the new features and fixes in version 1.1 It was very cool of Tom to take the time to speak with everyone and answer some of our questions. I’m extremely anxious to get my hands on the update.
By the way, here’s a link to a few photos I took on Newbury Street. I hope you don’t mind but, I borrowed you’re Identity Plate design for my webpage
I put this page together from my hotel room, using some of what I learned a few hours prior. http://www.fstopmedia.com/boston/
Thanks again for a great time!
P.S. I plan on joining NAPP, but have to wait a few weeks. This trip put a dent in the ole’ bank account.
The seminar was fantastic yesterday! It was my first time attending anything of the sort and I am so happy that I did. I do have a couple questions though (I didn’t jot down an email, so I thought this would be the next best) all of which have to do with the print module.
1.) One woman asked if there was a way to do a black background. Is there? I’d love to be able to print photos on a black background vs. the white of the paper, but I fear this is still a Photoshop task.
2.) I can’t get my margins to match up exactly they always snap to .01 – .05 off. Suggestions?
3.) Is there a way to re-organize the order of the photographs in a multi-image print? I know there ought to be, but maybe I am missing something obvious.
You’re an inspiration and a true talent.
I am glad Adobe has revealed Lightroom 1.1. Many fine folk at Adobe and a lot of crazy beta testers have been putting in long hours testing this greatly improved application. David Plokin and I are finishing up a Lightroom 1.1 book for Focal Press which should be available in July. The book title on Amazon is incorrect. It will be a LR 1.1 book
Best regards,
Dave Huss
What happened to the list of features that was in this post earlier? Adobe didn’t slap you down did they? If they did… you earn extra points in my book, and its unfortunate that Adobe wishes to hurt their own product and reputation by doing so. Please stay objective in what you post… talk about the features you love, but continue calling them out when they drop the ball also. Thanks.
BOOOO to removing the previous details!!!! Boo I say!
Thanks Scott for a great site, would love to attend one of your seminar’s someday…. any palns to tour the UK?
OK Scott, i won’t leave any more gushing comments about the seminar, but just let you know i agree with them all. you rock, dude! NAPP has been the best thing to happen to my photography and web design career. thanks so much…
thanks again from Cape Cod
Scott: Enjoy your work and have purchased your Lightroom book and it is very helpful and informative. Question: Is there a basic image sizing guideline/chart that has recommendation for image sizing for emailing, storage, publishing, printing, etc? I know about emailing but seems there is a different size requirement/standard for every different purpose and format?
Any guidance would be appreciated.
Thanks
Hey Scott
Great seminar! You should ask one more question at the beginning…who has bought Lr, but intimidated by the interface and worried that if I import stuff, I’d have to do it all over again after your workshop. Now I can feel confident that I will import, process and print my images using a great workflow, regardless of the end use. Thanks!
And thanks for the templates, I showed them to a colleague and he bought Lr right away from Amazon. As of today, May 24, Amazon is still selling Lr for less than $200. Maybe you can post that for anyone that still has not bought Lr.
Thanks again for coming to Boston!
Scott:
Great program. Enjoyed it and think I got a lot out of it. However, I have a very big problem with Lightroom, maybe you tell me a way around it, or explain it or whatever.
I cannot import large files into LIghtroom. Lightroom only supports images up to 10,000 pixels long. My pictures are 14,400 pixels long. Lightroom gives you 100 million pixels max overall, and my files are less than that, but my triptychs are too long. It is weird that such a pro program can’t handle dimensions longer than 27 inches at 360 DPI (which is the sweetspot for Epson printers). It probably has to do with the pixel dimensions of Lightroom’s various windows and views. I think it is a depressing limitation for what otherwise looks like a great program. I’ll just wait until Lightroom upgrades to a more expansive size utilization. I have many portfolios that are more than 27X27 inches. It seems that the abundance of photo printers that provide 24 to 44 inch wide printing width will not be supported to desirable resolution by anyone using Lightroom.
Hope you can help.
Thanks,
Tom
* He showed how you can now easily export one library of photos (now called “catalogsâ€) and import that catalog into an existing library (perfect for people who work on a laptop on location, then need to merge these photos with their desktop studio machine).
* The “Keyword Stamper†has evolved into a much more useful tool, which now lets “Spray†(rather than individually stamping, so it’s much faster), anything from keywords to Develop settings, or rotation settings. This totally wow’d everybody when they saw it in action.
* Version 1.1 brings order to your presets and templates as these sections now have folders, so you can easily separate your custom presets and imported presets and templates from the default sets.
* Tom showed how you can now edit, and delete existing Metadata templates (those who faced this limitation in Ver. 1.0 broke into spontaneous applause).
* But the big, big hit of his presentation was definitely the new Sharpening panel, which pretty much blew everybody away, especially when used with the new Clarity control. This brought cheers from the crowd, which were only matched by Tom’s announcement that Adobe was making this update available for free!!! (we don’t have an official release date, other than “it’s coming soon).
What was the name of the song that Scott kept playing through-out the day? I’m referring to the song he used when playing back a Slideshow?
@James Gommel
“From this moment” By Shania Twain I think the particular version of the song he used was the one Shania did with Bryan White.
Thanks for getting it stuck in my head again…I finally got it out of my head Tuesday!
I have a question that reiterates Tom’s question from the 24th. What is it with the Lightroom file size limitation? I print big and prefer to scan negatives as large as my scanner can natively handle. I also regularly rez up my 12mb Fuji S3 files to print over 2X3 feet. I can’t figure out why a professional photographer, like myself, would want to use a program for image management that can’t accept these larger file sizes. I have Lightroom and figure that I’ll just have to wait for an upgrade that handles this problem. Until then, I’m looking at Aperture to see if that is compatible with large files.
I like Lightroom, maybe there’s a work around. Any ideas?
Thanks, Frank
Scott,
I flew in from Seattle to attend the workshop and really enjoyed my time there. I went to Ben’s workshop the week prior in Seattle, but it was in a dark warm room and Ben talks too nice, so I was nodding off. So even though it wasn’t super glitzy material, you still kept us all into it. I know your not Adobe, but people are leaving suggestions….Mine would be to be able to name your backups the same thing as the images uploaded to your original source. I like the update of catalogs coming though. Thanks for a great seminar!
Scott, My problem is with the Mercedes ipod integration kit. It is dealer installed.
The volume is very low. I max out the volume both on the ipod and car speakers. This does not help sound quality. And when you go back to listening to the radio it is so loud that your eardrums pop.
I seen online that more people have this problem. I have a 30gb video ipod.
Mercedes does not seem to know how to fix this. You are my last resort.
Please reply.
Thank you.
Christa Brouwer
I had just purchased lightroom 1.0 in April and then had to get a new computer…with Vista….now I cannot even import images b/c of problems with compatibility of the system and the software….
Lightroom 1.1 sound like it will be a great upgrade, but ……..
WILL LIGHTROOM 1.1 BE COMPATIBLE WITH VISTA?
Christa,
I have LR v1.0 running on Vista since May 2007 and had no problems importing my RAW files of my Panasonic FZ50. Vista seems to work well with LR.
Only issue I found was a Vista problem with its new inbuilt indexing technology. This technology works tightly with most common files on your Vista PC. Hence I found when the Vista index got corrupt on the PC then LR would hand for ages.
To resolve this I disabled the SearchIndexing Service in Vista. MS are looking into the problem.
Hope this helps.
Doesn’t the LR interface strangely looks like DxO Optics Pro v4 ? Is it a coincidence or what ?
Does anyone know how to launch DxO optical corrections from within LR ?
I’d like to see your LR Tour come to the DC Northern Virginia area!
Is the lightroom custom print templates you showed at Boston conference still available to downlaod? If so how?
Thanks,
Julie
Scott, I’m a great fan and I’ll be at your Lightroom seminar in D.C. next month. I have both your Lightroom and Phtotoshop CS3 books and the programs installed on my Apple MacBook Pro computer. I have taken to heart your admonition to back up (I am paranoid and I know they’re out to get me!). But I haven’t been able to burn an archieval DVD of my photographs from the Lightroom application and the Genius Bar at my local Apple computer store (Tysons, McLean, Virginia) has so far not been able to help me. Can you provide me with step-by-step instructions?
Many thanks, Monte
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